Wexford County News

A man who spent five years in prison for a wrongful arson conviction has sued a northern Michigan county, three sheriff's deputies and a state trooper.

Wexford County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Badovinac said Wednesday that charges have not yet been filed against a motorist who turned himself in to Michigan State Police after he allegedly hit an Amish buggy and fled the scene.

A special meeting of the Wexford County Board of Commissioners will be held at the end of this month on a proposed contract with a volunteer group that seeks to operate the Wexford County Civic Center.

As the Muskegon River reached its crest in Osceola County and waters steadily receded on the Manistee River in northern Wexford County, emergency management officials reached out to make flood damage assessments in waterlogged areas.

Missaukee County Clerk Carolyn Flore said initial estimates of road damage were around $500,000 on Tuesday.

An update on flooding conditions: reports are that flooding in the West Lake Mitchell area may not have peaked, according to Wexford County Emergency Management Coordinator Sarah Benson.

The state says parts of Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park in western Michigan are closed due to unsafe conditions following storms and flooding.

A Cadillac man who spent four years in prison before he was cleared of arson has filed a federal lawsuit against Wexford County, three sheriff's deputies and a state police trooper.

Flood waters have been rising for the past few days in Wexford County as the Manistee River hit record levels.

A Cadillac woman was arrested after she was allegedly driving while intoxicated near Cadillac Friday night with her 9-year-old son in the car.

Al Cooper, manager of the Wexford County Road Commission, said his crew started working to close roads as early as Sunday afternoon.

Wexford County has declared a Local State of Emergency. The county has enacted the Emergency Operations Plan to facilitate the widespread flooding.

It was a wild weekend of weather with flooding topping the list of issues along with some chilly temperatures in the forecast.

Osceola and Missaukee Counties were among the areas most affected by electrical interruptions as of 6:40 a.m. Sunday.

Following the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce 37th Annual Governor's Breakfast, Gov. Rick Snyder sat down with the Cadillac News to address a few issues having an impact on area residents.

A Wexford County mother was taken into custody Friday night for drunken driving and child endangerment for having her nine-year-old son in the vehicle at the time of the offense, authorities said.

A handful of protesters outside of the center's gate Friday morning had something else they wanted the governor to hear.

Bystanders took car keys from a woman who allegedly was driving while intoxicated with a child in her vehicle Friday night near Cadillac.

Lab results indicated the driver of a sport utility vehicle involved in a collision with a bus carrying Petoskey High School athletes the evening of Jan. 14 was not drunk.

A Cadillac man has been arraigned in 84th District Court in Wexford County and charged with failing to comply with the sex offender registration act.